This month we will be reading a book club classic\, "Garden Spells" by Sarah Addison Allen....
\n"In a garden surr ounded by a tall fence\, tucked away behind a small\, quiet house in an ev en smaller town\, is an apple tree that is rumored to bear a very special sort of fruit. In this luminous debut novel\, Sarah Addison Allen tells th e story of that enchanted tree\, and the extraordinary people who tend it. &hellip\;
\nThe Waverleys have always been a curious family\, endowe d with peculiar gifts that make them outsiders even in their hometown of B ascom\, North Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation\, famous for it s feisty apple tree that bears prophetic fruit\, and its edible flowers\, imbued with special powers. Generations of Waverleys tended this garden. T heir history was in the soil. But so were their futures.
\nA success ful caterer\, Claire Waverley prepares dishes made with her mystical plant s&mdash\;from the nasturtiums that aid in keeping secrets and the pansies that make children thoughtful\, to the snapdragons intended to discourage the attentions of her amorous neighbor. Meanwhile\, her elderly cousin\, E vanelle\, is known for distributing unexpected gifts whose uses become unc annily clear. They are the last of the Waverleys&mdash\;except for Claire& rsquo\;s rebellious sister\, Sydney\, who fled Bascom the moment she could \, abandoning Claire\, as their own mother had years before.
\nWhen Sydney suddenly returns home with a young daughter of her own\, Claire&rsq uo\;s quiet life is turned upside down&mdash\;along with the protective bo undary she has so carefully constructed around her heart. Together again i n the house they grew up in\, Sydney takes stock of all she left behind\, as Claire struggles to heal the wounds of the past. And soon the sisters r ealize they must deal with their common legacy&mdash\;if they are ever to feel at home in Bascom&mdash\;or with each other.
\nEnchanting and h eartfelt\, this captivating novel is sure to cast a spell with a style all its own&hellip\;."
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